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SCRAPER (TOOL)
Unique ID: NLM-9100B8
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Flint with cortex patch scraper. Thumbnail scraper with broad flakes struck from its dorsal side and with a bulbar ventral surface. Short abrupt retouch executed from the dorsal aspect follows the curving edge. Dense white patina has accumulated over all struck surfaces, suggesting the object has endured prolonged exposure after its deposition. Suggested date: Early Bronze Age, 2350-1600 BC.
Length: 24.2mm, Width: 28.4mm, Thickness: 8.3mm, Weight: 4.96gms
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: BRONZE AGE
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: BRONZE AGE
Date from: Circa 2350 BC
Date to: Circa 1600 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 24.2 mm
Width: 28.4 mm
Thickness: 8.3 mm
Weight: 4.96 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 8th December 2015
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM31068
Materials and construction
Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
To be known as: Swinhope
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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